I'm sure Anni is correct that this is Middle Bronze Age. This pin has a swollen neck and the remains of a loop on the shaft and the 'cup-head' is probably a recess for an amber setting, compare the pin from Cornwall illustrated in Antiquaries Journal, 49, 1969, pl XIV.

The Scandinavian burial with three examples of a similar mount is from Norway, not Sweden - correct provenance Nomeland, Valle, Aust-Agder. The burial is interpreted as a female burial from the first half of the 11th century; the artefact assemblage from the site includes also an axehead of Petersen type M.

Hi, good record. It could be expanded. This is clearly an unfinished escutcheon from an early (fifth century) hanging bowl (Finningley 1 & 2) Bruce-Mitford and Raven 2005, Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging Bowls. It's important evidence for vessel production in Gloucester.

Hello ! This is not the right reference. You gave RIC 6a, but this reference is for Valentinian I. This siliqua is a VALENS one. So it's RIC IX 6d(10), RSC 28†h, FERRANDO II 1552 Fiche de la monnaie sur la base Siliquae : http://www.siliques.fr/SILIQUAE_WEB/fichemonnaie/00181.htm Best regards Siliquae

The gnomon is much more likely to be from a windowsill dial than a portable one ( which would have a folding gnomon). If it has a knife-edge for the top edge, it may be late 16th century. I would be interested in making an XRF analysis if I can get access.

The parallel referred to , from the East Riding of Yorks,--YORYM-BDE2E4 is described, I believe correctly, as Bronze Age in date--see parallels from the Paddock Hill excavations at Thwing- N or E Yorks?

On the 20th November I gave into the Dorset County Council a gold ring which is certainly made by the same person who made the brooch. They are identical in every respect there is 4 small annular brooches interconnected with a band with a saints letter on it. A Claire Pinder is dealing with the treasure as there was another separate gold ring inside this ring and it has been declared a hoard..